Tag: Shastar and Shaastar

An artistic full-body portrait illustration of King Prithvi Raj Chauhan, a central figure in the courtly history of Bhatts.

Birth of the Bhats

The Mythical and Historical Origins of Bhat Two sources of evidence explain the origin of the word “Bhat”—one mythical and the other historical. In Indian mythology, scriptures like the Shiva Purana state that during the wedding of Shiva (Shivaji) and Parvati, Shiva’s wedding procession requested something new. They said, “We are tired of listening to…

A vintage-style, historical painting depiction of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji sitting cross-legged on a wooden floor in deep meditation. He is wearing a white robe and turban with a golden shawl draped over his shoulders. His right hand is raised in a blessing gesture, a soft golden halo glows behind his head, and a holy book rests on a small wooden stand nearby. The image features an aged texture with a slightly blurred face to give it an old, historic look.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji

If the phenomenon of Guru Hurjan Dev Ji’s martyrdom is understood solely within a sectarian narrative, it may retain historical stories and karma principles, but the core historical facts risk being lost. What will be discussed here regarding his sacrifice marks a distinct departure from prevailing traditions. True martyrdom lives in absolute patience and a…

Sahibzada Ajit Singh ji fighting in battle

Sahibzada Ajit Singh Ji

It is a great tragedy of history that when many sources are read to prepare a topic, the date, name, and incident of any source are not found same among the sources. There are four main things to present history: The Place (where the event occurred), The Person (with whom the event occurred), The Witness…

This picture is a portrait of Nader Shah

Nader Shah

Social media often sees non-Sikhs taunt the Sikh community with the “12 o’clock” joke. Sikh scholars answer boldly: Turks and Mughals kidnapped women — Sikhs hunted them down and stopped them. Under cover of night, Sikhs hunted down the kidnappers and brought every woman safely home. This response directly and appropriately addresses the spirit of…

Warrior SIkh

Bravery of Sikhs

This story comes from the time when Ahmad Shah Abdali, one of the most powerful military commanders in Asia, was left astonished by the bravery of the Sikhs. Deeply curious, he turned to his Subedar with a series of questions about this remarkable community. The great conqueror Ahmad Shah Abdali asked the Subedar of Lahore:…

What is life?

What is Life?

In explanation way, ‘Life’ and ‘Death’ cannot be understood literally, and there is no exact definition of death and life. Mostly the moral of the books that was written on the topic of death is ‘The Un-understandable Mystery’, and the life has also the same meaning. On this topic so many books have been written…

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